Trecenas are thirteen-day periods in the Tzolkin. Each Trecena starts with the Number 1, but witha different Day Glyph. As a wave of the Thirteen Heavens, the underlying energy is governed bythe First Day Glyph of the Trecena and influences all thirteen successive Day Glyphs. Being awareof the predominant energy of the First Day of the Trecena, we can align our intentions with thatenergy and allow our goals to manifest.

This day sign is associated with Vulture because the Vulture not only feeds on the remains of thedead, but also clears away the past. Vulture symbolically represents the purging of karmic patternsand the emergence of new thought. Vultures and Owls were also revered as great teachers andKeepers of Ancient Wisdom.

In Mayan cosmology, there were four divine figures called the Bacabs (Bah KAHBS) who personifiedthe four directions and were responsible for holding up the sky in each of the four corners. Theywere depicted as beekeepers or sometimes even gigantic bees and wore conch shells on their heads.The Classic Maya associated this day sign with the conch shell as its spiral shape symbolizesemergence and rebirth. In many ancient cultures, the spiral represents death and rebirth asan ongoing process taking place within the human soul.

Carlos Barrios suggests this is “a favorable day to ask for and receive forgiveness, to manageharmony and discord, and to focus on the word, the message, ancestral lines, and the energythat emanates from living bodies, called an aura… In antiquity, it was a day to stay home andreflect on one’s acts and their consequences whether intentional or unintentional. On that day,one would go out only to make an offering, to ask forgiveness from those who had beenwronged, or to go to the ceremonies and listen to the traditions…was a way for Classic Mayansto maintain balance. They asked Mother Earth to forgive their abuses and gave thanks for thebenefits they had received. This was the day when the great sages would share their teachingswith the whole community and the community would speak with the Elders.”

“The glyph itself signifies the mind in a state of forgiveness and illumination. It is a brain withrays, lines of expansion, reaching out in all directions.” Carlos Barrios, The Book of Destiny.

Another representation of the Trecena is that of a creative wave beginning at 1 and ending at 13,with the numbers 6, 7 and 8 representing the crest of the wave. The crest could be interpretedas a strong influential energy, although the underlying influence on the Trecena would still restin the beginning. In this Trecena, the crest falls on 6 Imix (Crocodile/Waterlily), 7 Ik (Wind)and 8 Akbal (Night/Hearth). Crocodile represents ancient primal forces and new beginnings.Wind is the spirit or chi energy that gives life to primal energy. Night represents the templewhich houses the soul. The Vulture trecena encourages us to clear out old habits and patterns.The energies available at the crest (new beginnings flowing in the wind influencing our spiritualhouse) help us to attain a new level of awareness and new patterns of existence. The energiesof Cib allow us to connect to a universal vision as well as to our own reality.

As we journey through each day of this Trecena:

1 Cib (Vulture) December 8, 2010

2 Caban (Earth) December 9

3 Etznab (Flint) December 10

4 Cauac (Storm) December 11

5 Ahau (Sun) December 12

6 Imix (Crocodile) December 13

7 Ik (Wind) December 14

8 Akbal (Night) December 15

9 Kan (Lizard) December 16

10 Chicchan (Serpent) December 17

11 Cimi (Death) December 18

12 Manik (Deer) December 19

13 Lamat (Rabbit) December 20

Utilize the energy of Cib with its ancestral wisdom to release old patterns which no longerserve in order to make way for new ideas and opportunities to emerge. Something has tobe surrendered NOW in order for transformation to take place.